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Philadelphia police are investigating a shooting that left an 18-year-old man in critical condition. WEST PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police say an 18-year-old male is fighting for his life after he was shot multiple times in a West Philadelphia alley.According to authorities, police responded to the 1000 block of North 39th Street Saturday night, just after 9:30, after receiving multiple 911 calls regarding a person shot.Officers arrived to find an 18-year-old suffering from gunshot wounds across his entire body.

I Feel Pretty from Westside Story — they thought it just meant happy.“I grew up in a time where it was like, ‘Aw that’s so gay’ — that was the insult to use,” Abrams, 27, remembers of growing up in small town Ontario.But they’ve come a long way from that point, Abrams is non-binary, queer, and asexual (ace). They say that without the help of friends, moving to a big city like Toronto, and dedicated internet research, they would have never come to understand their identity as meaningfully as they do now.In Port Hope, Ont., you can be queer, but “don’t be it too loudly,” Abrams said.Up until Abrams adopted the asexual label when they were 23, they described not knowing what was different about them.

our beloved dads and other patriarchal figures through their powerful advice, sayings, tips and one-liners.Many of their words, no matter how long ago they spoke them, still ring true — which is why people tend to share these words and phrases until the end of time.Read on for an array of smart insights and welcome wisdom from dads and father figures, collected here with input from many people.And feel free to post your own favorite quotes and tips in the comments section below! THE BEST ONE-LINERS AND LIFE ADVICE I'VE EVER GOTTEN FROM MOMFILE - Joseph Sells celebrates Fathers Day with his one-year-old daughter Journee on Sunday, June 20, 2021 in Santa Monica, Calif. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)"Make sure you have a 401K.""I got your back.""Always work in the city. The city is where the money is.""If someone doesn't want to be with you, that's on them.

Jeff Bridges had no idea that his role as Dan Chase in the FX thriller "This Old Man" would pack a punch. The actor, who stars as a former CIA spy in the series, recalled how he played many of his fight scenes while fighting another real-life battle – cancer. "What makes me laugh, I’m doing this scene, all that fighting and I’ve got a 9-by-12 inch tumor in my body, taking those punches," the 72-year-old told The New York Times on Thursday.

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks during a meeting with legal experts on the pending Supreme Court decision impacting the Roe vs.

Atlantic City, New Jersey ATLANTIC CITY - Atlantic City casino workers on Wednesday authorized their leaders to call a strike against the gambling houses if new contracts are not reached by the beginning of July.Members of Local 54 of the Unite Here union authorized their negotiating committee to call a July 1 strike against the Borgata and the three casinos owned by Caesars Entertainment — Caesars, Harrah’s and Tropicana — and a July 3 strike against Hard Rock if new deals are not in place by then.Union president Bob McDevitt said 96% of the "several thousand" union members who cast ballots did so in favor of authorizing a strike."The industry better not take this lightly," he told a cheering ballroom of union members after the vote. "This is a no (B.S.) thing."Contracts expired over two weeks ago and talks have yet to reach a new deal.The "yes" vote will not result in an immediate strike.

Images: Operation Underground Railroad An unusual alliance of international activist groups, Mexican prosecutors and a dog trained to sniff out memory devices joined forces this month to catch a high-profile suspected pedophile in Mexico City.First, Free a Girl, a Netherlands-based group that fights human trafficking, tipped off activists at the U.S.-based Operation Underground Railroad that Jason Maatman, a Dutch man who openly advocated sex with children, had gone to Mexico after fleeing pending court cases in the Netherlands.Maatman apparently thought loose Mexican law enforcement would allow him to operate freely in Mexico City, a sprawling metropolis of 21 million where most crimes go unpunished.But he didn’t count on Hidu, a recent graduate of a dog academy that teaches canines to sniff out triphenylphosphine oxide, or TPPO, a chemical coating used in electronic devices like flash drives and memory cards."Three weeks ago, we learned that Nelson M. seemed to be active in Mexico, and was a serious danger to children," said Evelien Hölsken, the director of Free a Girl.

dog that became trapped in an enclosure with gorillas on Sunday.The dog, identified as a male shepherd, reportedly entered the enclosure of its own accord. A gorilla soon spotted the dog and chased it, however, leading visitors to start yelling the gorilla's name in an attempt to distract it, according to local news media.Staff with the San Diego Human Society soon intervened, removing the gorillas and rescuing the dog."As soon as zoo staff saw the dog, they moved the gorillas out," the SD Humane Society said in a statement.A gorilla chases after a dog in a San Diego zoo after the dog accidentally got trapped in an enclosure.

Joe Biden speaks during the 19th Annual HRC National Dinner at Walter E. Washington Convention Center on October 3, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Leigh Vogel/Getty Images) WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden said Wednesday the U.S.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Wednesday marks the 10th anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program – known as DACA.  The program, put into place during the Obama Administration, protects undocumented people who were brought to the U.S. as children from deportation, and also allows them to work.

Jeff Bridges had a harder time dealing with his COVID-19 battle than he did with cancer. Bridges opened up about his "tough" battle with coronavirus while he was battling Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma during a recent interview. "Well dealing with the cancer, you know, having chemo treatments that stripped my immune system," Bridges explained during an appearance on "Good Morning America." "And once I got the COVID, I had nothing to fight it with in my body.

Police looking for assault suspect in Chester County. CHESTER COUNTY, Pa. - Police are looking to identify a female suspect they say is wanted for an assault in Chester County.A fight reportedly brought out during a carnival at the Exton Square Mall on June 11 around 8:50 p.m.The female suspect appears to throw someone to the ground then kick them in photos posted by the West Whiteland Police Department.Police say they are looking for the suspect wearing the neon pink sweatshirt.Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Sergeant McCloskey at 610-363-0200 ext.

Chinese authorities arrested nine people on suspicion of violently assaulting several women at a restaurant after surveillance footage of the attack sparked widespread outrage.Footage from a barbecue restaurant in Tangshan in northern Hebei province, time stamped 2:40 a.m. Friday, showed one of the men approaching a table where a party of four women were seated and placing his hand on a woman’s back.She rebuffed him several times before he flew into a rage and slapped her, prompting her to fight back.

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Perhaps it was a case of weak spider webs. Spider-Man crashed shortly after taking flight in a stunt gone wrong during a show at the newly-opened Avengers Campus at Disney California Adventure.A video that was posted to Instagram Thursday shows Spider-Man taking flight on a rope while swinging and doing flips. Seconds later, the video shows the landing did not go as planned.

LONG BRANCH, N.J. - Two popular Jersey Shore towns are going to court to try to block so-called "pop-up parties" at which thousands of people gather on the beach.They acted after previous events resulted in public drinking, drug use, fights and vandalism.At least two such parties planned for later this month are currently being advertised in online fliers that encourage attendees to bring their own liquor and marijuana, and promise public boxing matches.Long Branch is asking a court to block promoters of the parties from hosting any such event without first getting a permit from the city, and seeks financial damages from them stemming from a party they hosted last month.Point Pleasant Beach also plans to go to court against many of the same individuals by Monday.Long Branch’s lawsuit names six people from northern and central New Jersey as defendants. They could not be reached for comment Friday and several social media accounts that were attributed to them in court papers had been deleted as of Friday morning.Both towns were the site of past pop-up events officials say got out of hand and resulted in tens of thousands of dollars worth of expenses in police overtime costs alone."Enough is enough," said Long Branch Public Safety Director Domingos Saldida.

Relatives say goodbye to the dead Ukrainian soldier in Poltava, Ukraine, on June 10, 2022. (Photo by Pavlo Pakhomenko/NurPhoto via Getty Images) KYIV, Ukraine - Up to 200 Ukrainian soldiers are being killed every day in Russia’s military onslaught, according to an adviser to Ukraine’s president — and only more and more advanced Western weaponry will turn back the Russian offensive, reduce the casualties and force Moscow to the negotiating table.Mykhailo Podolyak told the BBC in an interview aired Thursday that the daily loss of between 100 and 200 Ukrainian soldiers is the result of a "complete lack of parity" between Ukraine and Russia, which has "thrown pretty much everything non-nuclear at the front" in its bid to advance in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region and beyond.Recently Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy put the daily death toll at up to 100, but Podolyak said it had grown.

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Ukraine‘s side, in a punishment handed down by the country’s pro-Moscow rebels.Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared to liken himself to conquering monarch Peter the Great and spoke of his country’s need to “take back” territory and “defend itself” as the Kremlin’s forces continued a grinding war of attrition in eastern Ukraine. Ukraine needs more artillery to maintain fight in key Donbas city, commander says A court in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic in Ukraine found the three captured fighters guilty of working toward a violent overthrow of power, an offense punishable by death in the unrecognized eastern republic.

PALENCIA, Spain - A dramatic and violent encounter between two bears in nature was captured on video over the weekend.A male brown bear attacked a female bear who was with its cub on a mountainside in Castile and Leon region of Spain on Sunday.A wildlife observer named Claudio Sordo Velasco who was hiking in Palencia captured video footage showing the male bear pounce on the female, who appears to be protecting the cub. As the two adult bears scuffle, the cub scampers down the rocky mountainside, the video shows.The video shows the bruin brawl going on for more than two minutes before both bears fall over a rocky edge and tumble down the side of the mountain.

MILLCREEK, Utah - A Utah woman and the son she put up for adoption more than 20 years ago have been reunited — and it turns out they have more in common than shared genes.According to KSTU, Holly Shearer put her son up for adoption when she became pregnant at 15 years old. She decided to give her baby to Brian and Angela Hulleberg, who struggled with infertility."When I handed Benjamin to them, it was the hardest decision I've ever had to make," Shearer told the FOX affiliate.Shearer and Angela Hulleberg kept in touch for the first three years of Benjamin’s life, but Angela made sure Benjamin knew about his birth mother.RELATED: 'He's our son:' Snohomish family fighting to bring 11-year-old boy home from UkraineIn November 2021, on Benjamin’s 20th birthday, Shearer sent him a message on Facebook.

PHILADELPHIA - Two individuals taken into custody in connection with Saturday's deadly mass shooting on South Street will be facing murder charges, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner announced Thursday. This comes one day after officials released photos of two males who were identified as the third and fourth suspects in the shooting that left three people dead and nearly a dozen wounded on the popular Philadelphia street. Krasner identified the two suspects as Quadir Dukes-Hill, 18 and Nahjee Whittington, 18. Both were taken into custody by U.S. Marshalls in Virginia, according to Krasner. Officials say Dukes-Hill is facing murder charges in connection with the fatal shooting of Alexis Quinn, 27. According to Krasner, Whittington was just four days shy of his 18th birthday when he allegedly fired the shot that fatally struck Kristopher Minners, 22, and injured another man. Joanne Pescatore, the head of the DAO's Homicide Unit, said the department received several tips after posting photos of the suspects with a reward for information. Dukes-Hill and Whittington will be charged in adult court after a hearing in Virginia to extradite them back to Philadelphia. Pescatore says investigators believe the suspects are friends because they were seen wearing hoodies with the same logo and they are believed to have traveled to Virginia together. Two other suspects, Quran Garner and Rashaan Vereen, were taken into custody by authorities on Monday and they face several charges related to the shooting. Police believe the shooting stemmed from a fist fight between three men that escalated into a shootout.

PHILADELPHIA - Family and friends gather Wednesday to remember Alexis Quinn, a 22-year-old woman killed in the crossfire of a mass shooting last weekend on South Street. Quinn's mother, Tina, attended the memorial that included a balloon release. Loved ones say Quinn was a home health aid who loved to help others. "She was a good girl, you know, always helping people," Tina Quinn said.

PHILADELPHIA - Officials in Philadelphia say an arrest warrant has been issued for a person they believe killed an innocent bystander during a mass shooting on South Street. "The District Attorney’s Office has approved an arrest warrant for the murder of one of the two innocent bystanders killed during the South Street mass shooting on Saturday night," the District Attorney's Office said. Officials did not share the named of the wanted suspect and said they will not release the person's name until they are brought into custody. The manhunt for a murder suspect comes as authorities approved charges against two men already in custody in connection to the deadly weekend shooting. Quran Garner, 18, faces charges of aggravated assault, assault of a law enforcement officer and weapons charges.

PHILADELPHIA - The heartbroken mother of a woman killed in the mass shooting on South Street said she felt unsettled hours before she heard about what happened to her daughter."I wasn’t feeling right, I was feeling kind of strange," Tina Quinn said. "It was like a Mother’s Intuition or something, I was feeling weird."Her daughter, 24-year-old Alexis Quinn, was fatally shot when investigators believe a fight between three men escalated to a shooting.

PHILADELPHIA - Days after a deadly mass shooting erupted along one of Philadelphia's most popular thoroughfares, Mayor Kenney and Commissioner Outlaw spoke to business owners shaken by the violence that left three dead and nearly a dozen injured."The cause is not the children being down here it’s the weapons and the access to them. Remove the weapons and it becomes a fist fight," said Michael Clark, a South Street business owner. Authorities believe the deadly mass shooting happened when a fist fight between three men escalated into a shooting.

RELATED HEADLINESThe two suspects, Quran Garner and Rashaan Vereen, face several charges related to the shooting that erupted when investigators say a fist fight between three men escalated to a shootout. It's believed that Garner fired down South Street when a fight between three men turned into a shootout. Authorities say shortly before midnight, 34-year-old Gregory Jackson and two other men engaged in a heated conversation that quickly turned violent. Police say both Jackson and another man involved in the fracas, later identified as Micah Towns, were both armed.

Russia has begun turning over the bodies of Ukrainian fighters killed at the Azovstal steelworks, the fortress-like plant in the destroyed city of Mariupol where their last-ditch stand became a symbol of resistance against Moscow’s invasion.

PHILADELPHIA - Business owners on South Street are demanding retooled security measures from the Philadelphia Police Department in the wake of deadly mass shooting that erupted along one of the city's most popular thoroughfares. Authorities say just before midnight a fight between three men escalated to gunfire that left three dead and wounded nearly a dozen others. Two people that police believe fired shots have been arrested and sources say police are searching for at least two others. Philadelphia police say they were operating with increased patrols on South Street last Saturday night in anticipation of large crowds.

PHILADELPHIA - In the aftermath of a weekend mass shooting on South Street in Philadelphia, witnesses and the wounded are sharing harrowing details about what they can remember from the chaotic scene. Rusty Crowell, a 69-year-old retired nurse and part-time musician, was among nearly a dozen people wounded when gunfire erupted around 11:30 p.m. Saturday night. "As they got in front of Dobbs, I heard ‘bang, bang, bang’ but I thought it was a celebration," Crowell said.

Western grey kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus), looks at a photographer over tall grass. Boolcoomatta Bush Heritage Australia Reserve, northeastern South Australia.

COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France - Joy and sadness in acute doses poured out Monday on the beaches of Normandy.As several dozen D-Day veterans — now all in their 90s — set foot on the sands that claimed so many colleagues, they are thankful for the gratitude and friendliness of the French toward those who landed here on June 6, 1944. The sadness comes as they think of their fallen comrades and of another battle now being waged in Europe: the war in Ukraine.As a bright sun rose Monday over the wide band of sand at Omaha Beach, U.S.

PHILADELPHIA - Charges are expected to be approved in connection with Saturday's shootings on South Street, according to Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner. On Monday, Krasner held his weekly gun violence press conference and gave an update on the investigation. "We are expecting to approve charges later today for at least two people for non-fatal shootings," Krasner announced. Authorities say at least five different guns were fired on the street as chaos erupted. According to Krasner three of the guns were 9 mm and at least one was a .40 caliber firearm. The shooting left three people dead and at least 11 injured on the popular crowded street. Officials have identified three people who were killed by gunfire that erupted on South Street late Saturday night as hundreds of people gathered on the bustling street.On Saturday, Philadelphia Police Commissioner announced that one of the deceased victims may have been involved in a fight with another man and she called that incident the "genesis" of the gunfire that broke out.

OMAHA BEACH, Normandy - On June 6, 1944, the largest air, land and sea invasion in military history took place on the Normandy coast of France. The Battle of Normandy, often referred to as D-Day and codenamed "Operation Overlord," has been described by historians as a major turning point for the Allied forces in World War II.The 150,000 Allied troops, made up of American, British and Canadian forces, landed on the beaches of Nazi-occupied France and were then able to push inland to Western Europe.The bravery displayed by these troops has been depicted in many books and films, including "Saving Private Ryan" and the book-turned-HBO miniseries "Band of Brothers."Hitler's army had invaded France and was aiming to take over all of Europe.

PHILADELPHIA - Police say a teenage boy was fighting for his life Sunday night after he was shot multiple times in South Philadelphia. The shooting occurred shortly before 7 p.m.

Kristopher Minners, was identified as one of the victims by a local teachers union. Alexis Quinn and Gregory Jackson, seen here in photos posted on social media, were later identified by police.

PHILADELPHIA - Mayor Jim Kenney says the ‘beyond devastating’ shooting on South Street that claimed the lives of three people Saturday night is "yet another horrendous, brazen and despicable act of gun violence."A total of 14 people were reportedly struck after shots rang out near the 200 block of South Street just before midnight. Three people, two men and a woman, were later pronounced dead at the hospital. The mayor said this most recent shooting has left him "not just heartbroken, but angry" in a statement released after the shooting:"The events that transpired last evening on South Street are beyond devastating.

LOS ANGELES - At least three people are fighting for their lives after being stabbed at a hospital in the Encino neighborhood of Los Angeles Friday evening.The Los Angeles Police Department responded to a call a little after 3:45 p.m. at the Encino Hospital Medical Center on Ventura Boulevard.

strengthen T cells to fight some types of leukemia and lymphoma. They add an artificial receptor to patients’ T cells so the immune fighters can recognize a marker on the outside of blood cancer cells, and attack.But that CAR-T therapy doesn’t work against more common solid tumors, which don’t carry that same danger marker.The new twist: At Oregon’s Providence Cancer Institute, researcher Eric Tran genetically engineered Wilkes’ T cells so they could spot a mutant protein that's hidden inside her tumor cells -- and only there, not in healthy cells.How? Certain molecules sit on the surface of cells and give the immune system a sneak peek of what proteins are inside.

WASHINGTON - Football fans are in for a treat with two days of USFL action with playoff implications this weekend on FOX. The New Orleans Breakers (5-0) square off with the undefeated Birmingham Stallions (7-0) at 3 p.m. ET Saturday.Quarterback Kyle Sloter and the Breakers top-ranked offense are fighting for a playoff spot.

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - OCTOBER 1: Members of Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Local 54 picket on the Atlantic City Boardwalk in front of Caesars Hotel and Casino as they pass picket signs October 1, 2004 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Casino work ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Hundreds of Atlantic City casino workers picketed outside the Tropicana on Wednesday, as the union for employees at nine casinos is pushing for a new contract giving them a share of gambling halls' post-COVID recovery.The picketing comes at an uncertain time in Atlantic City: The casinos and their online partners are collectively making more money now than before the pandemic hit.But the casinos say those statistics are misleading because they get to keep only about 30% of online and sports betting money, with the rest going to their third-party partners.

PHILADELPHIA - Authorities are searching for a man who they say stabbed another person when a fight aboard a SEPTA train spilled onto the platform Wednesday night. A SEPTA spokesperson said the suspect and two younger men, believed to be teenagers, got into a fight on a Broad Street Line train. The fight continued onto the platform a Fairmount Station where police say the suspect stabbed one of the young men with a knife. The victim and the other young man fled the station, according to police.

label everything. We have this pesky need to categorize ourselves and others — it helps us make sense of the world and our place in it.We use labels to denote our place in our families, like a mother or a son.

Rolling Stones icon Ronnie Wood has spoken openly about his health in recent years - including battling cancer twice since 2017.The star was diagnosed with cancer for a second time during lockdown in 2020, with Ronnie admitting that it has taken "a lot of fighting, a lot of stamina" as he fought the disease.However, he has since revealed that he has been given the all-clear - as he prepares to embark on a tour with his Rolling Stones band mates across Europe - including several dates in the UK.As Ronnie turns 75 years old today (June 1, 2022), Daily Star takes a look at his health battles - and how he is planning to "make everyday precious".In 2017, Ronnie Wood revealed that he has been diagnosed with lung cancer.Macmillan Cancer Support explains that lung cancer is the third most common cancer in the UK, with around 47,000 people diagnosed with it each year.The star attributed to his 50 years of smoking "25-30 cigarettes a day," and told The Express that at the time he dedicated "time to say goodbye" to loved ones, admitting that the disease "could have been curtains" for him.Following his diagnosis, Ronnie underwent an extensive procedure, which involved a five hour operation to remove part of his lung.One year later, the rock icon received the news that the surgery had been a success and that he was a cancer free.However in 2021, Ronnie opened up about battling cancer for a second time in five years, after he was diagnosed with small-cell cancer during lockdown.Small-cell cancer commonly arises in the lung but can affect areas such as the prostate, pancreas, bladder or lymph nodes.Macmillan Cancer Support explains that small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) makes up around 15 percent of all lung cancers, with non-small cell

Police are investigating a shooting in Strawberry Mansion that left one man in critical condition.  PHILADELPHIA - A man is in the hospital fighting critical injuries after being shot in Strawberry Mansion, police say. According to authorities, the shooting happened on the 3200 block of Clifford Street just before 10:30 a.m.

The Barclays Center in Brooklyn after false reports of an active shooter caused a stampede that left several injured. (Credit: FNTV) NEW YORK - Several people were injured when a loud noise caused false reports of an active shooter near the Barclays Center in Brooklyn early Sunday morning, causing a stampede.According to police, at around 1 a.m.

BEAR, Del. - Delaware State Police are investigating a fight that led to a chase and shooting near Bear.Officials say the fight began Saturday night, around 10 p.m., in the parking lot of a Wawa on the 2700 block of Pulaski Highway, in Newark. A 32-year-old Elkton man and a suspect had an altercation in the parking lot, which led the suspect to pull a gun.The Elkton man got into his vehicle and drove off, heading south, while being chased by the suspect.At the intersection of Route 896 and Howell School Road, officials say the suspect confronted the man again, pulling up alongside the man’s vehicle and firing the weapon.The man was shot in the head.

A Philadelphia firefighter sustained injuries and was hospitalized while battling a row home fire in Nicetown. NICETOWN - A firefighter was injured battling a fire in Philadelphia’s Nicetown section.Officials say crews responded to a fire in a row home on the 4200 block of North 15th Street Saturday, just before 1:30 in the afternoon.Firefighters arrived to see flames and smoke billowing from the second story of the residence.In the process of fighting the flames, a firefighter was injured falling from a ladder.That firefighter was rushed to a nearby hospital.

ORONO, Minn. (FOX 9) - A newly-filed search warrant is raising questions as to why the mother of 6-year-old Eli Hart was allowed to go home after a traffic stop that eventually led to the discovery of the boy’s body in the trunk of her car.